Oil-burner.



L. TOZER. OIL BURNER. l APPLIOATION FILED JANJS. 1913.

1,073,306., 1 Y Patented sept. 16, 1913.

Amami? terasse' 'l LUKE rozen, or ione, Kansas.

oir-BURNER.

To all whom it may`v concern.: i Be it known that ll, LUKE Toznn, a citi-v zen of the United States, residing at lola, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burners; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art tojvhic'h it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and igures of reference marked thereon, which form a .part .of this specifi-cation.

My invention relates lto oil burners, and

more particularly to a device of that class adapted for 4usein stoves or furnaces and i Awherein fuel*'oil is converted into gas and mixed with 'lair to provide .a combustible fuel, the principal object of the invention being to provide a structure for converting the'liquid into gas and securing a proper mixture with the oxygen in the air admitted to the burner to provide the desired fuel gas.

n aceomplishing this object I have provided the improved details of structure ,hereinafter described and-illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is an'elevation ofa burner constructed according to my inventi0n,shown in connection with an ordinary lire bowl, the latter being in section to illustrate its combination with the burner. Fig. Il is a central, vertical section ofthe burner and fire bowl. Fig. III is a horizontal section on the line HL-III, Fig. II. Fig. 1V is an inverted plan view of the burner base;

Referring more in detailA to the parts:- l designates a fire lbowl of any ordinary construction adapted for useAin stoves orl furnaces, having a central bottom grate opening 2. Located in the bottom ofthe fire bowl, preferably 011 a seat 3, and com- 45 pletely covering the grate opening, is av base plate 4 upon which the burner is supported. The plate 4l is imperforate exceptfor a central aperture crossedby a bar 6 which also has a central aperture 7. Supported on the plate l'within the fire bowl, and preferably confined by a ring liange 8 on the top of' said plate, is a barrel 9 which preferably tapers toward the top andhhas legs l0 'adapted for supporting a cap 12 and for providing ports 11 for the delivery of air from the interior of the barrel. The cap l2 preferably consists of a solid, cylin- :Specification ofl Letters atent.

Patented-Sept, 1.6, 1,913.

"appuca'uqn sied` January is; 191s. serial No. 741,798..

drical piece of metal having a central bore 13 carrying a pipe 14c which is adapted for `mg into the supply pipe 15,' so that the barrel 9 is clamped between the cap and base Plate. The top ofthe cap is cupped to provide a generating chamber 16 and has bosses 17 on its upper edge and ribs 18 at Ythe sides for spacing a hood Q0 which is lo-osely supported thereon.

The hood 2D preferably comprises an inverted cup which, when supported on the b osses 17' and spaced from the capi bythe ribs 18, allows the gas generated inthe chamber 16 to pass down around the cap and mingle with the air delivered through'- the ports .l1 to produce the fuel gas, thelower edge of the hood being located below the lower'edgesgof the ports l1 so that the gas and air miX above the annular out-let at4 the lower edgeof the hood. The hood 20 may be provided with 'a handle 2l by which it may be removed from the cap 12, and' the barrel 9 is preferably provided with a bowlshaped flange 22 to provide a receptacle into which o il may be delivered by overowfrom the chamber 16 and ignited to heat the parts for initially generating gas.

In using the burner, presuming to be constructed and assembled as' .de-g scribed, oil is admitted through the supply pipe to thejgenerating chamber 4and overflows said chamber into the bowl at thebot-l tom of the barrel. This oil is then ignited and' burns to heat the generator parts i'n order to secure an initial flow of gas, the` supply being cut ofi' as soon as :sufficient vquantity has beenf delivered into the bowl. The

oil in said bowl is then ignited to heat the..

parts and'secure an initial generation of As ,'-soon as the parts become suiiiciently heated the supply is again turned on andthe incoming oil is generated into gas in the chamber 'lt'and this gas iows between the top ofjthe chamber and down around the sides of the cap to mingle with air coming up through the bottoni of the fire bowl and delivered through the ports 11 to produce a-'svuitable combustible fuel.

ltis apparent that natural draft 'will draw the gas and air through their respec tive portsaud assist in properly mixing the separateelements prior to their ignition as the par-ts the miXtureLleaves the generator. Itis also through the interior of the barrel, end is at all times surrounded by cool incoming air,

that the pipe does not become heated and, consequently, oil within the pipe will not carhonize to clog or obstruct the passage, resulting in e free supply of oil at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein an desire to secure ,hy Letters-Patent, is f l. An oil burner comprising an openl top barrel heving side ports therein, e. cap 1ocated above the barrel4 and having bosses on its upper edge and ribs on its outer face, and a hood seated on said bosses and dependingaround the body of the cap, the lower edge of the hood being extended below the barrel ports to provide an annular ch amber and around the cap and eround the ported part of the barrel, for the purpose set forth. v

2. An oil burner comprising a borrel having ports in its upper portion, -a oep seated on said barrel 'and having a generating chamber in its upper faee and a bore opening into said chamber, said cap being also' provided with bosses on its upper edge and with ribs on its outer fece, e hood seated on said bossesI and spaced by said ribs, and a supply pipe fixed-in .the cap bore and eX- tended through said barrel.

3. The combination with a fire bowl having av grate opening, of e plate covering 'the grate opening and having a central aperture, an apertured bar extending across seid een tral aperture, a barrel supported on said plate end covering the aperture therein end having ports in its upper end, aca-p supporte on said barrel and havinff a, veneratf LJ lng chamber 1n its upper portion an a bore opening into said generating chamber, u hood covering the Gap and depending around.

the upper portion of the barrel, and a. supply pipe fixed in said 'here :1nd extending through the barrel and through the aperture in the plate bar. y

` 4. An oil burner comprising a, barrel havinglegs on its upper edge and having side ports, a` cap seated on said legs and having :1 generating chamber in its upper tace and e bore opening into said generating charm ber, seid cap being provided with bosses on its upper edge end with ribs on its side face, a hood having a hase sup orted on said bosses and spaced upwardly rom the body of the cap and a side ienge depending over the body of the cap and below the side ports in the barrel and spaced by said ribs from the cap and barrel to rovide an annular passage, and a supply pipe fixed in the cap bore and extending through 'the interior of said barrel.

5. The combination with aiire howl having e, grate opening, ofe plate supported on the bowl and covering the grate opening en dheving a central aperture, e bar integral with the plate and extending through seid aperture and having en aperture therein, a barrel seated on said plate and covering the plate aperture and having porta in its'upper portion, a cap seated on seid barrel and having a generating chamber in its upper p0rtion and having a bore openin f into the generating chamber, a pipe fixe in seid bore and connectedwith said plate whereby the barrel is clamped between the'cap and plate,

and a hood supported on the cap and de pending around the ported portion of said barrel.

In testimony whereof l ai'iix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

.LUKE TOZER. VVitnesspes:

LEWIS L. MILLER, LETA E. CoAre. 

